With Turkey’s currency, the lira, falling to record lows, Turks have been thrown into a currency crisis which has resulted in the prices of imported everyday items rising. Yet tourism from Britain is rising due to a favourable exchange rate that has made holidays in Turkey cheaper than usual. In...
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Imagine you’re in your favourite bookshop, buying a brand-new book. After browsing for what felt like an age, you’ve finally chosen the perfect book to add to your library – and whether it’s a romance, a mystery, or, perhaps, a bit of science fiction, you’re just desperate to start reading....
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The #MeToo movement, which sees victims of sexual abuse speak out on their experiences and abusers, has reached UK universities this year. Institutions are now pushed to find new methods of tackling sexual assault, and in some cases take matters into their own hands.
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My mum hates piercings. She doesn’t understand why anyone would want a “hunk of metal lodged in their skin.” Whenever she uses that phrase, just for a moment, I can almost understand the objective absurdity behind the eight tiny holes in my ears. Such an unglamorous description may be apt...
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The New Zealand government, lead by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has passed a bill banning wealthy foreigners from buying houses in the country in an attempt to counter rising house prices. New Zealand has faced a housing crisis as the percentage of homeowners in the country has been fallen, with...
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Jemma Macgregor reports that for the first time ever, a bio-engineered lung has been successfully transplanted into a pig.
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To start our second week of “Why you should join” content, we hear from the Ultimate Frisbee Club, telling us what makes them stand out. Ultimate frisbee is one of the most exciting up-and-coming sports in the UK and at Warwick you have the opportunity to try it and...
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Recently, a film based on the Minecraft franchise has seen a delay – its writer and director have been replaced, meaning the film will not reach its 2019 release date. This pushback has led to many decrying the curse of video game movies – that they are all, without exception,...
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According to admissions officers, better off students are using clearing to “shop around” for universities, to the detriment of their disadvantaged peers.
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Warwick University Campus, where education and construction sites aren’t so much bedfellows so much as they have been trapped in a dysfunctional marriage for the past 50 years. Here first year students will flock into their new accommodations. Many will be on their own for the first time. And with...
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Recent government data has revealed new information, and reinforced other research, about arts attendance and participation across England. The statistics highlight artistic engagement by age, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and gender across 326 local authorities in England. This data will be used by Arts Council England to guide a £37 million...
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My sister had been reading E.M. Forster’s novel, ‘Maurice’, and discovered there was a screening of the film adaptation. Maurice, itself, had been released in 1987 but it is not easily available on DVD or online, so this was a great opportunity to watch it on the big screen. One...
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The New York University (NYU) School of Medicine has launched a new scholarship programme which will provide free tuition for its students, being the first medical school ranked in the top 10 for the nation to do so, said the school.
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